Beauty

Coffee Grounds in Conditioner This one is really simple. Instead of throwing old coffee grounds away, toss them into your conditioner to make your hair extra shiny.
Gradient - StumbleUpon. Blend the edges with a fluffy brush in small, circular motions - or just use your finger.

Blend the edges into the lighter color. Blend the edges of the darkest color into the medium color - this should look like a seamless gradient. TIP: UD and MAC shadows (along with many others) have amazing pigmentation, but if you can't get the same intensity from your shadow, use a wet brush to apply. Go over the edges with a dry brush and dry shadow to blend. To finish, apply liner and mascara. I paired my eyes with a pinkish nude lip, using MAC Pink Plaid lipstick and a coat of Julie Hewett Biba over it.
How To Clean Makeup Brushes: 3 Easy Steps For Cleaner, Healthier Makeup Free...
You wouldn’t wash your face with the same washcloth for weeks on end, yet few of us think twice about swiping that same blush brush or powder sponge over our faces time and time again.

But the fact is that those dirty makeup brushes do more than trigger our gross factor reflex. Rather, dirty makeup brushes can spread bacteria, cause breakouts and even lead to eye infections! Eww! To prevent the nastiness that comes with dirty makeup brushes, we need to thoroughly clean our makeup brushes, sponges and other applicators at least once each week and, well, we think that Makeup Free Mondays are the perfect day to do it since you won’t be using those babies anyway!
How to Grow Your Hair. When I was little, maybe 5 years old, my mum took me to the hair dressers and told them to give me what can only be described as a boy haircut.

I’ve been scarred ever since. So I’ve been trying to grow my hair long for years now, I usually wuss out and end up getting a big chunk chopped off (never to the extent of the boy haircut that was surreptitiously thrust upon me!). This time I’m determined to have shiny mermaid length hair!! Over the past 6 or so months I think I’ve added about 5-6inches of hair, and that’s with a few trims in between. For me that’s a good growth rate, I reckon it was about 3inches every 6 months before! Use a good shampoo/conditioner to keep your hair in tip-top condition. How you wash your hair is also important. Use shampoo on the roots only and give yourself a root massage as you apply it to stimulate hair follicles, washing it out through the rest of your hair will clean that part without drying the ends. Lay off the heat styling.
Easy Cat Eyeliner Tutorial. Cat eyeliner has got to the most unpredictable thing in makeup.

You never know what shape you'll end up with. One wrong move & you'll have to think of ways to make it look right. I thought I'd share with you how I've been doing mine, because I think it's almost mistake-proof. So, here's a step-by-step tutorial: Apply eyeshadow on lid.
DIY - MAKE YOUR OWN WAX FOR HAIR REMOVAL - Fashion + Beauty on Shine - StumbleUpon. I was chatting with someone on my flight back from my vacation.

She lived in another country where salons are hard to come by or if they are around, they aren't very good. So, sometimes a girl has got to depend on herself. You can make one on your own so easily. So when I described it to her, she loved it and she said I just have to put it up online. So here goes: Wax recipe Ingredients 2 cups sugar ¼ cup water ¼ cup lemon juice Method Pour the sugar, water and lemon juice in a saucepan, and heat it over a low flame. How do you know it is done? Take a glass of water and put a drop of wax into it. Benefits of making your own WAX: 1. Waxing strips: We used to do this in college all the time. NOTE: The inner facing fabric of the jeans should be the one touching your skin otherwise if you use the opposite side, your skin will probably get blue with the denim color.